Joel wrote:
Obviously, I am with the sans-serif camp. I could go on and actually cite and provide you with links that will substantiate the sans-serif choice, but it's very easy to google. Try "serif sans serif choice typographer" and you'll find lots of info regarding which is best for screen and print. To save you from the trouble, you will find something like:
Serif or sans serif? For continuous reading in print, serif fonts are generally more readable than sans serif. However, on the web, the opposite is true. Serifs are tiny, subtle strokes which, on screen in a small size, become a rather crude series of little square bitmaps. Their absence makes the font more readable.
BTW, it's not a coincidnce that the top 10 sites (e.g): www.yahoo.com www.msn.com www.google.com www.passport.net www.microsoft.com www.ebay.com www.offeroptimizer.com www.amazon.com www.fastclick.com www.go.com all use sans-serif. These big guys hire graphic designers. I'd really push for boost, as a whole (docs/web pages), to switch to sans-serif. Regards, -- Joel de Guzman http://www.boost-consulting.com http://spirit.sf.net